The Effect of Technological Innovation on Organizational Structure
Innovation on Organizational Structure: Two Case Studies of the Effects of the
Introduction of a New Technology on Informal Organizational Structures”
and address the following questions:
– What specific challenges faced each of the universities
relating to the new technology?
– What type of strategic responses did the universities
attempt to implement in response, and which ones led to greater success?
– Do you think social action theory is a useful framework
for understanding the relative success or failure of each of these
universities?
– Considering that universities are often very traditional
in structure and have remained relatively unchanged compared to other types of
organizations, what are the implications of this case study for organizations
that are less bound by tradition?
Reference:
Kahn, R. L. (2000). The Effect of Technological Innovation
on Organizational Structure.
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